[AccessD] Windows 8

Hi John

No he is just non-receptive - as I was labelled by the super mod at UtterAccess. Stay away from that sect, should you ever feel tempted to join.

/gustav


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Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af John W Colby
Sendt: 4. marts 2014 19:09
Til: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Emne: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8

Rocky,

You seem to have a bad attitude.    You must be a "stuck in the mud curmudgeon"?

John W. Colby

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 3/4/2014 1:01 PM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> OK, I learned a lot from that vid and I'm convinced - for me W8 is 
> totally useless.  None of my gestures have any effect on my machines.
>
> Oh, he did say if I don't have touch screen I can plug in a mouse and 
> a keyboard and then...(wait for it)...IT'LL BE JUST LIKE WINDOWS 7! Woo-hoo!
>
> Thank you Microsoft for putting Windows 8 on my new laptop.  With some 
> effort and learning curve I can enjoy all the advantages of W7.
>
> R
>
> P.S. Dear MS - that floaty little tool bar that comes out of the right 
> side of the touch screen.  It only takes me 5 or 6 tries to get it to 
> appear on my standard display using a mouse.  You're right, of course, 
> I should be so concerned about productivity.  Elegance of GI 
> appearance is really the most important thing in an OS. The distraction of the 'live' tiles is terrific.
> I could spend all day looking at them.
> P.P.S.  Get the hell out of my face and let me do some work!
> P.P.P.S.  I've got a gesture for you - Skype me and I'll show you.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 9:47 AM
> To: dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com; DBA-Tech; DBA-Access
> Subject: [AccessD] Windows 8
>
> Here's a very brief explanation of how to use Windows 8 for the stuck 
> in the mud curmudgeons among us:
>   http://watchmojo.com/video/id/11365/